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Dead Idle Biography
DEAD IDLE
British alt-rock/grunge-pop.
Main influences: Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age.
In the vein of: the Vines, Jetplane Landing, Raconteurs.
Dead Idle kicked off all the way back in May 2017 in London, England. We were originally called YOU and changed to Dead Idle at the end of 2018. We put out our first single as ‘A Bird’s Prey’ online in July and it got picked up by the BBC who aired us for 3 weeks running on their weekly show ‘BBC Introducing’. Off the back of that, we were offered a session on Notts TV’s live music magazine show which saw us performing an acoustic set live on terrestrial television. Since the three of us all play drums, bass and guitar (we call ourselves “multi-talentless”) we occasionally pick up our acoustic guitars to do the odd unplugged session as a guitar trio, which allows us to perform in even the smallest and strangest of venues. In March 2018 we released our first physical offering in the for of a two track single on a 7-inch black vinyl, 'Selfish'. To coincide with the release we hit the road on our first European tour, with 23 shows taking us across 5 countries.
The decision to change our name came after a year of hearing about a number of other bands with the name name. So we changed to Dead Idle at the end of 2018 and are currently on the verge of putting out our first full length album to be entitled 'Something for the Clowns".
Who the hell are Dead Idle?
Well, we are a group of semi-likeminded guys with a penchant for vintage equipment and a passion for creating music we love.
Up front, on guitar/vocals is Lenny Verralis. Lenny is a prolific songwriter with a keen ear for sound. At just 24, he suffered a near fatal cardiac arrest – a harrowing experience which is occasionally reflected in his songwriting. Short, ginger and dyslexic, he’s described by some as a genius, although we have a few other names for him…
And way back in goal, on drums is Jamie Oliver (not the chef). Jamie left his job as a gravedigger in 2005 to join the seminal punk band UK Subs. An avid fan of science and technology and a suspected case of undiagnosed ADHD, he lives in a caravan on a WW2 airfield, where he spends most of his time skydiving.
Together we’re quite a chilled out yet extroverted bunch of reprobates. We enjoy meeting people, having a laugh and doing what we do, and we think that comes across in our stage show.
Read MoreBritish alt-rock/grunge-pop.
Main influences: Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age.
In the vein of: the Vines, Jetplane Landing, Raconteurs.
Dead Idle kicked off all the way back in May 2017 in London, England. We were originally called YOU and changed to Dead Idle at the end of 2018. We put out our first single as ‘A Bird’s Prey’ online in July and it got picked up by the BBC who aired us for 3 weeks running on their weekly show ‘BBC Introducing’. Off the back of that, we were offered a session on Notts TV’s live music magazine show which saw us performing an acoustic set live on terrestrial television. Since the three of us all play drums, bass and guitar (we call ourselves “multi-talentless”) we occasionally pick up our acoustic guitars to do the odd unplugged session as a guitar trio, which allows us to perform in even the smallest and strangest of venues. In March 2018 we released our first physical offering in the for of a two track single on a 7-inch black vinyl, 'Selfish'. To coincide with the release we hit the road on our first European tour, with 23 shows taking us across 5 countries.
The decision to change our name came after a year of hearing about a number of other bands with the name name. So we changed to Dead Idle at the end of 2018 and are currently on the verge of putting out our first full length album to be entitled 'Something for the Clowns".
Who the hell are Dead Idle?
Well, we are a group of semi-likeminded guys with a penchant for vintage equipment and a passion for creating music we love.
Up front, on guitar/vocals is Lenny Verralis. Lenny is a prolific songwriter with a keen ear for sound. At just 24, he suffered a near fatal cardiac arrest – a harrowing experience which is occasionally reflected in his songwriting. Short, ginger and dyslexic, he’s described by some as a genius, although we have a few other names for him…
And way back in goal, on drums is Jamie Oliver (not the chef). Jamie left his job as a gravedigger in 2005 to join the seminal punk band UK Subs. An avid fan of science and technology and a suspected case of undiagnosed ADHD, he lives in a caravan on a WW2 airfield, where he spends most of his time skydiving.
Together we’re quite a chilled out yet extroverted bunch of reprobates. We enjoy meeting people, having a laugh and doing what we do, and we think that comes across in our stage show.
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